Reader Alert!! Dangers of Changing Medicare Options with Telemarketers!

Morning Toni:
When I first got Medicare, I picked a Medicare supplement plan F. In 2019, I was approached by a telemarking phone call. He talked me into Medicare Supplement Plan K to save some money since I was in good health and could answer the health questions.

I was hospitalized in March 2020 due to low sugar when I passed out at home. I had no idea that I was an insulin-dependent diabetic that caused me to need dialysis when my kidneys stopped working.

With Plan K, I must pay 50% of the Medicare Part A hospital deductible and the Medicare Part B costs are astronomical.  I now pay the Part B deductible plus 50% copay for…